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{{Short description|Business enterprise}} {{distinguish|U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men}} {{Infobox company | name = U.S. Robotics Corporation | logo = USRobotics-Logo.svg | type = [[Division (business)|Division]] | genre = | foundation = {{Start date and age|1976}} | founder = | location = [[Schaumburg, Illinois]], U.S. | origins = | key_people = | area_served = | industry = [[Computer industry|Computer]] | products = [[Modem]]s, [[Computer networking|Wired and Wireless Networking]], [[VoIP]] | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = | parent = [[UNICOM Global]] | subsid = | owner = | homepage = {{URL|www.usr.com}} | footnotes = }} '''U.S. Robotics Corporation''', often called '''USR''', is a company that produces '''USRobotics''' computer [[modem]]s and related products. Its initial marketing was aimed at [[bulletin board system]]s, where its high-speed '''HST''' protocol made [[FidoNet]] transfers much faster. During the 1990s it became a major consumer brand with its '''Sportster''' line. The company had a reputation for high quality and support for the latest communications standards as they emerged, notably in its '''V.Everything''' line, released in 1996. With the reduced usage of [[voiceband]] modems in North America in the early 21st century, USR began branching out into new markets. The company purchased [[Palm, Inc.]] for its [[Pilot 1000|Pilot]] [[personal digital assistant|PDA]], but was itself purchased by [[3Com]] soon after. 3Com spun off USR again in 2000, keeping Palm and returning USR to the now much smaller modem market. After 2004 the company is formally known as USR. USR is now a division of UNICOM Global, and is one of the few providers left in the modem market today. The division employs about 125 people worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usr.com/press/pr-backgrounder.asp|title=USR :: Backgrounder|website=www.usr.com|access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref>
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